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Originally Posted by jiveturkey
What I've seen and what the nutritionist told me is that our body produces cholesterol all by itself and it turns up the process if it's not getting enough of it from food. This is why my low cholesterol diet lead to an increase. Your body also requires cholesterol to produce all of your hormones.
There's apparently newer studies that show inflammation has a larger affect on plague build up in arteries.
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I see. I guess I just still don't believe in a "high" or "no" anything type of diet. I try to remain under a certain number of net calories (increases with the more exercise I get for that day). With those calories, I try to get enough of each of the food groups to stay balanced, which basically means a moderate amount of anything I decide to eat. I think I've done well in balancing carbs, fats, and sugars. I avoid high fructose corn syrup at all costs, as well as white carbs. I tend to eat low fat items except for avacados(sp?) and nuts. It's working well for me so far.